Joining AQuA

By joining AQuA, individuals and organizations will have opportunity to become involved and support the quality app initiatives that they care about.

The work that AQuA produces with its members is a collaborative effort, delivering what the industry wants, at any specific time.

In fact, all of AQuA's resources are open source (published under the Creative Commons 3.0 Attribution License), which means that anyone is free to share or adapt the work that AQuA produces, for any purpose. We simply ask that they give appropriate credit do AQuA when doing so.

Cost

Who can become an AQuA Member?Any individual or organization who wants to be part of the AQuA Alliance because they share our commitment to app quality.

They may be a developer of quality mobile apps with a history of quality and a reputation for excellence and reliability, or be aspiring to achieve these qualities. Or they may simply be interested in the work of AQuA.

What are the benefits for AQuA Members?

Consultation and information sharing with other members concerning App Quality

Eligible to be invited to join the AQuA Board

Involvement in AQuA-facilitated Working Groups (by application)

Access to use Quality App Badge for apps that have been Test-House Verified for the Quality App Directory

Use of AQuA documentation

Use of AQuA Online Testing Criteria Tool

Listing on site as a member (company name, description and link to website)

Any organization who would like to recognized as either providing high quality Testing Services to the mobile industry, or / and has a reputation for consistently delivering high quality Application Development or / and is committed to Commissioning Quality Apps.

For an organization to become an AQuA Endorsed Member, applicants must first pass an assessment based on what they want to be endorsed for. Find out more about the Endorsed Member assessment.

What are the benefits for AQuA Endorsed Members?

An Endorsed Member will work closely with AQuA to mould quality initiatives within the mobile industry. AQuA will back these organizations, promote them, and endorse their services within and outside of the association.

In addition to the AQuA Member benefits, an Endorsed Member will receive:

Enhanced listing on AQuA site

Promotion by AQuA of relevant activities

Key AQuA involvement in one member-hosted event (physical or virtual)

Automatic joint sponsorship (with other members) of AQuA run events

Content involvement with AQuA’s events (own or 3rd party events)

Referral by AQuA to interested parties

Specifically an Endorsed Member - endorsed for testing services will have

The ability to apply to become a Quality App Directory Approved Test House.

Cost

The maximum annual Endorsed Member fee is 5,000 USD (in addition to the AQuA Member fee of 500 USD), for organizations or individuals who are:

Endorsed for testing servicesand / orEndorsed for app development *

* For organisations endorsed for app development only, who have fewer than 100 employees, the Endorsed Member fee is reduced to 2,500 USD.

If you're interested in becoming an AQuA Endorsed member, please register as an AQuA Member. AQuA will then get in touch with you to carry out a detailed assessment appropriate to the type of endorsement sought.

Who can become a Core Member?An organization making a significant contribution to the industry through a global presence. Examples could be (but not limited to); a network operator, handset manufacturer, platform owner or significant distribution channel. Or they could be significant industry party who wish to be actively involved in improving the quality of mobile apps

What are the benefits for Core Members?

Core Members will have the right to be part of the Organization governance and direction and will therefore have a seat on the AQuA Board.

In addition to the AQuA Member benefits, a Core Member you benefit from: